Forums > Living in Kunming > Send books/clothes to Australia

Hi there,
I have looked into this because, at some point in the future I will be returning to Aus. and wanting to bring some stuff back with me.

You have a few options.
1/ Via post.

2/ purchase extra luggage on your flight home (surprising not too expensive for extra bags if you pre-pay). 50kg is just two extra medium sized cases. Probably wont be more than 200AUD$

3/ A quick baidu search of the words "船运" (sea freight) reveals several ads offering international freight. It's up to your Chinese skills to contact them and organise it, get a quote etc. Then there's a lot of paperwork that needs to be done.The hassle factor may not be worth the savings, esp. if you don't have any furniture etc to bring back.

4/ The other option would be to look at Australian removalist companies. A lot of the bigger ones (yes, more expensive, I know) such as Wridgeways, Allied Pickfords etc, offer international moving in both directions. So, that may be more convenient, but possibly more expensive.

5/ If you work here, your employer may pay for your relocation costs. Or, find a job in Aus before you leave, and they may pay for the costs.

Hope this helps! I'm sure you've gone over all this a million times before- I hope I was able to add something useful :)

Kind regards,
-S

Forums > Travel Yunnan > Travel to Canada

@wchrissy

Hi there, I lived in Canada for many years and travelled a lot whilst I was there (mostly East coast- I never travelled further West than Edmonton).
I'm happy to recommend some places to visit, both geared toward tourism and those more off the beaten track.

I have family there who own a backpacker hostel/ B&B in Ontario. If your travels find you in their city, I can ask if they would give you a discount and show you the local sites.

Kind regards,
-S

Forums > Living in Kunming > Looking for foam "mattress" shop

Thanks everyone so, so , soooo much for your help! I was really dreading having to sleep on the 2" thick spring thing, purporting to be a mattress,

that my house came with.... I'll go and check these places out... I'm sure I'll find what I need :)

Such a pain I cant use Taobao without I Chinese bank account! :(

Forums > Living in Kunming > Looking for foam "mattress" shop

Heya, I know this is an old thread... just wondering if anyone knows whether the foam place listed in this thread still exists, or if there are similar such places around Kunming.

Failing that, if anyone knows where I can buy a decent, Western style mattress (not the Y6,000 ones from Ikea), it would be much appreciated.

Thanks folks :)

Forums > Living in Kunming > Moving to Kunming- advice appreciated

Thanks again to all for the helpful responses. I’ll be sure to organise as much as possible beforehand- last time I was in China the Z visa process was very different: certainly seems more complicated now.

With any luck I can find a decent - and cheap!- place which also happens to have a soft mattress (I can but dream...).

Kind regards,
S